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BENEFITS FROM GOOD ROADS Increase Value of Every Acre of Land Adjoining-Correct Principles Being Followed. ll Slowly but surely farmers are everywhere coming to the realization that good roads increase the value of every acre adjoining or in proximity to j them, and that the best of land will te hard to sell if it can be reached only through heavy, muddy roads the greater portion of the year. In so far as our section (northern Indiana) ls concerned, the progress in making good roads has been quite marked during the last five years, says a ?writer in Farmers' Review.. As soon as it was announced that the Lincoln highway would have its course through oar section, the value of farms lying along and near this course increased to quite a degree, in some Instance? as much as 25 per cent. ft is really astonishing how foolishly the methods of road making were for merly carried on. Farmers had fallen into a habit of working on the roads ls a very different way from what they worked on their own farms. It often looked as if some feared they might do more work than their neighbors hence they were determined to do less. Sometimes, in fact nearly always, the most incompetent man in the district was chosen supervisor, and he often sad great difficulty in prevailing upon the farmers to do enough work to en able him to make proper returns to the | commissioners. Another matter quite noticeable in those days was that in making roads, all principles of good road making were as a rule violated. No effort was made to drain the roadway. It was simply thrown up a little higher than the roadsides so that when the heavy sains came the water, Instead of run ning off, would settle into the depres sions made by the wagon wheels and remain there until slowly evaporated, the ruts in the meantime growing) deeper and deeper. The farmers them selves despised the roads heartily. As to materials for road making, it was the almost universal rule to take that most convenient. If it happened to be good gravel, well and good, but ft as in a large majority of cases, it happened to be sand, it was used just the same. But in these days such roads will so longer be tolerated. We have in northern Indiana any number of good gravel beds and from these gravel is drawn and spread upon the roadbed to j a good depth. In the course of a short time it is possible with such good ma In Ute Pass, Near Manltour Colo. ?erial, and a knowledge of how to ?Bake roads, to have a hard, smooth highway that is a credit to the district sad a delight to the traveler. Even in .sections where grs.vel cannot be found naturally, lt has been found a paying proposition in many ways to get lt shipped is by rail. California Improving Roads. The seven counties comprising southern California will spend $7,000, OOO this year in road construction. The schedule includes 324 miles of concrete boulevard, 160 miles of de composed granite boulevard and 290 miles of desert highway. Los Angeles county, which already claims the finest highway system in the country, will spend nearly half of the total named. It already has 404 miles of asphalt boulevards. Encouraging Thrifty Growth. Transplanting of cabbage, tomato and olher plants encourages a thrifty grewth of root and stem. Neglect traxisplanting and when ready to put fat thq garden the plant3 will be spiiv diing and weak and may opt survive. Growing Rstfisha?. Radishes slwalti be grown quickly and* ;>ftlled at Ute proper time. They sopn become, b"?,Td and woody. The besr pls*3 with Radishes is to sow a short rOw every week un'.il it is too jaie in the season^ to sow them. PRODUCTION OF BABY BEEF Animals Used for This Purpose Must Ea Well Bred and of Fine Qual ity-Keep Them Fleshy. "What ls meant by the term 'baby beef and what kind of cattle are used in baby beef production?" waB a question which was put to Profes sor G. W. Barnes, farm advisor on live stock of the Agricultural Exten sion Service of the University of Arizona College of Agriculture. He answered that fat cattle between the ages of one and two years, weighing between eight and eleven hundred pounds, are used. They must be well bred and of fine quality. Such cattle can be finished quicker and are the only class of cattle which can he used in the pro duction of baby beef. The cattle to be used for this purpose should not bo allowed to lose their baby flesh or baby fat. They must ba kept fleshy from start to finish, for when they once become run down, it is a difficult proposition to have them finished for market under eighteen months. They Baby Beef. must be fed a liberal ration of fat producing feeds, especially grains. When beginning to feed baby beeves, they' should receive large quantities of alfalfa or cowpea hay, or other such rough feeds as will Increase their digestive capacity so they can handla large quantities of grain. If heifer calves instead of steers are to be fed, they will finish more quickly and should be marketed earlier. Tfce younger the prime heifers ari? at the time of marketing, the les:} discrimination in price will the butch er make between heifers and steers. The most common mistake is that of marketing before the individual is ready or ripe. MANAGING THE HOG PASTURE Desirable to Have Alfalfa Fenced Off Into Suitable Areas to Secure Fresh Fields. While a few hogs can be raised confined in limited quarters, provided such quarters . are kept clean, they will do better, remain healthier and produce pork more economically If they have plenty of alfalfa range, according to Prof. G. W. Barnes, farm advisor on live stock of the University of Arizona College of Ag riculture extension service. It ls desirable to have the alfalfa pasture fenced off into suitable areas, so that the hogs can be shifted from one pasture to another. This will not only provide fresh pasture, but will give an opportunity to cultivate, and f need be, to disinfect Practically all cases of intestinal worms, which are common in swine, are contracted from infected grounds; therefore, by pasture rotation yoa can help keep your hogs free from these parasites. STRIVE TO PREYENT CHOLERA When Disease Attacks Herd Secura Services of Competent Veterinary -Follow HI* Directions. The only way to cure hog cholera Is to prevent it. This might be said of almost any disease, miman, bovine or porcine. ' The prevention, however, is not al ways in the hands of the farmer, but it is generally. When hog cholera attacks your herd, or what you believe to be hog cholera, either secure a competent veterinarian in your vicin ity or apply to the veterinary depart ment of your state. Have them send a veterinarian to visit your farm, and kill enough hogs to find out what is the matter. Then follow his direc tions. While this is going on, don't allow any person to visit your farm, and don't visit any other farm. If dogs come about your place, shoot them. If you have pigeons about, shoot them. Benefits of Cattle Feeding. Cattle feeding will enable tho m?n ager to dispose? of his surplus feed in a profitable manner, afford moro barnyard manure with Which to en r?en his land. It w<?i also be the mesas of diversified farming in which rotations may be planned, not only to supply a variety of feed for the stock, but also with special reference to im proving the fertility of the soil. A Doctor's Prescription For Cough an Effective Cough Treatment One-fourth to one teaspoonful of Dr. King's New Discovery, taken as needed, will soothe and cheok Coughs, Colds and the more dan gerous Bronchial and Lung Ail ments.^ You can't afford to take the risk of serious illness, when so cheap and simple a remedy as Dr King's New Discovery is ob tainable. Go to your Druggist to day, get a bottle of Dr. King's New Dif-eovery, start the treatment at once. You will be gratified for the relief and cure obtained.-1 Notice of Election oil Public Cotton Weiffhers. Notice is hereby given that an election for public cotton weighers for thetowns of Edgefield,Johnston, Trenton and Plum Branch for a] term of two years commencing Sep tember 1st 1915, will be held at the respective towns on Saturday, Au gust 7th, 1915. The polls will open at eight o'clock a. m., and close at four o'clock, p. m. All qualified electors of Edgefield County who market cotton at the respective towns will be allowed to vot?, but no person eau vote at more than one place. There will ?be two cotton weighers elected for the town of Johnston, and one for each of the other places. The following man agers aie appointed to hold said election. Edgefield-Albert' Kemp, L. H. Prescott, Warren Hill. Johnston-J. Walter Sawyer, j George Hardy, and Mimn Walker. Trenton-P. B. Day, Jr., Julius j Vann, W. S. Marsh. Plum Branch-J. C. Sanders, Walter Lanham, and J. A. Self. The managers at each place are authorized to appoint persons to take place of any managers absent. A. A. EDMUNDS, Supervisor for County Board of | Commissioners. July 19, 1915. GreenvUle*^] Womans College Greenville, S. C. Affords complete advantages for a broad, liberal education. Trains its students for lives of fullest efficiency and responsibility. Equipment, faculty, courses of study, and cultural influences are entirely in harmony with present. day requirements. Administration, instruction and dor mitory buildings equipped along the most modern lines, for convenient, comfortable life and efficient work. Entrance requirements npoa 14-nm't bini. High standard coursesleudlng to B. A., B. L. and M. A. degrees. Literature, Languages, Sciences. Practical train ing In Domestic Science. Baiineis Count, leading to diploma. Thorough courses leading to diplo mas in CoQienritoryof Muk, departments Of Art, Eipret?on, Physical Cuitare, Kicderj ar ten, Normal Traiuof Coane. This institution aims to afford the best educational advantages obtainable ata minimum cost For CataJopM atiitn DAVID M. RAMSAY, D. DU Pre*. Greenville, S. C CHICHESTER S PILLS DIAMOND LADIES t Aik your DnucrUt for CHLC BBS-TE&'S A DIAMOND BRAND PILLS la .HUD a nd/A GOLD metallic boxes, sealed with Btue(?/> Ribbon. TAU KO OTHER. Buy rf your v/ Drwnrll* aad Mk for CIII.CHES.TfiK'S V DIAMOND BRAND PI LUI, for twenty-five ye irs regarded aa Best,Safest, Always Reliable. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS TRiw) EVERYWHERE T^XED. Light Saw, Lathe and Shin gle Mills, Engines, Boilers, Supplies and repairs, Porta ble, Steam and Gasoline En gines, Saw Teeth, Files, Belts and Pipes. WOOD S ATV S and SPLITTERS Gins and Press Repairs. Try LOMBARD, AUGUSTA, GA. Southern Railway Premier Carrier of the South Schedule effective April 18, 1915. Trains arrive from No. Time 208 Augusta, Trenton 8:20 am 230 Colnmbia, Trenton 10:55 a m 232 Charleston, Aiken 5:05 pm 206 Columbia, Tienton 8:35 p in Trains depart to No. Time 209 Trenton, Columbia 1 7:20 a m 231 Trenton, Augusta 10:10 a m 229 Aiken, Charleston 11:20 p m 290 Trenton, Augusta 7:40 pm Schedules published only as in formation and are not guaranteed. For further information apply to J. A. TOWNSEND, Ticket Agent Edgefield, S. C. Make the Old Suits Look New We are better prepared than ever to do first-class work in cleaning and press ing of. all kinds. Make your old pants or suit new by let ing ns clean and press them. Ladies skirts and suits al so cleaned and pressed. Sat isfaction guaranteed. Edgefield Pressing Club WALLACE HARRIS, PROP. SHEPPARD BUILDING Colds Ai should be "nipped In the ? Ul bud'*, for if allowed to run ri unchecked, serious results may follow. Numerous cases of consumption, pneu monia, and other fatal dis eases, can be traced back to a cold. At the first sign of a cold, protect yourself by thoroughly cleansing your system with a few doses of BLACK DRAUGHT the old reliable, vegetable liver powder. Mr. Chas. A. Ragland, o< Madison Heights, Va., says: "I have been using Thed f or d's Black-Draught for stomach troubles, indiges tion, and colds, and find it to be the very best medicine I ever used, lt makes an old. man feel like a young one." Insist on Thedford's, the original and genuine. E-67 THE CITADEL The Military College of South Carolina . Announced as "Distinguished Military College" by U. S. War Department. Full courses in Civil Engineering, Science, English and Modern Languages. Confers B. S. and C. E. degrees. All expenses pay cadets from South Carolina, $282.00 a year. A scholarship worte $300.00 a year is vacant from Edgefield county, and will be filled by competitive examination at the countv seat on the 13th day of Au gust, 1915. For necessary information and blanks apply to COL. O. J. BOND, The Citadel. Charleston. S. C. FIRE INSURANCE Go to see Marling & Byrd Before insuring elsewhere. We represent the best old line com panies Harling & Byrd At the Farmers Bank, Edgefield 31 WI l-"Pi'? IS THE ONLY GENUINE ARRIGA SALVE ITM?KES IO OffiSOflAPPY To Have A BANK ACCO Onrtitht 1909, by C. E. Zimmerman Co-No. 44 0 F all the unhappy homes, not one in a hundred has a bank account and not one home in a hundred who has a bank account is unhappy. It seems almost foolish to put it off any longer, when it is such a simple, easy matter to start a bank account. BANK OF ED GE FIELD OFFICERS : J. C. Shepp?rd, President; B. E. Nicholson, vice-President; E. J. Mims, Cashier; J. H. Allen, Assistant Oashier. DIRECTORS : J. C. Sheppard, Geo. W. Adams, Thos. H. Rainsford, John Ramsford, B. E. Nicholson, A. S. Tompkins, C. C. Fuller, E. J. Mims, J. H. Allen. Ford Auotmobiles We have accepted the agency for the Ford Automobiles for Edgefield County, and will have constantly on hand a stock of Touring Cars and Run-Abouts. Shall be pleased to show them to those who contemplate b.uying a car. The Ford' cars defy Edgefield's winter roads. They are an All-the-Year-Round Car We will also carry a full assortment of ^a'll parts of the Ford cars, and can fill or ders at our Garagj without your having to wait to get extra parts by express. Make your auto wants known to us,- and we will satisfy them cn short notice and at reasonable prices. Edgefield Auto and Repair Shop Edgefield, South Carolina 1785 1915 College of Charleston South Carolina's Oldest College 131st Year Begins October Entrance examinations at all the ceunty seats on Friday, July 2, at 9:00 A. M. Full four-year courses lead to the B. A. and B. S. degrees. A two-year pre-medical course is given. A free tuition scholarship is assigned to each county of the State. Spacious buildings and athletic grounds. Well equipped laboratories. Unexcelled library facilities.' Expenses moderate. ' For terms and oatalogue address HARRISON RANDOLPH, President. Notice to Farmers For the benefit of our friends we wish to advise that you can bring all of your live stock intended for sale to our North Augusta Abattoir Just East of North Augusta Bridge and sell. them to our customers without charges. Erpress shipments of Live Calves, Hogs and Lambs should be made to office in Augusta, Ga. No charge made for feaftcUferg. L. Scharff & Co. Augusta, Georgia HBGEKBf